Recent updates
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Teacher: Gradebook Entries
Updated onArticleIn addition to entering traditional grades in the gradebook, teachers can allow and grade student uploads, grade assignments by rubric, and mass add grades.
SIS SIS Training Manuals Grades
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12.0.46 - 05/05/2024
Updated onArticleFOCUS-42736- Student refund - allow choosing a parent contact as check recipient System improvement adding a setting 'Focus check refunds can be written to contact(s)' that will allow refund checks to be issued to Parent contact. See Setup > Settings > Accounts Receivable tab > Point of Sale section, Point of Sale, and Student Billing for more information.
Release Notes and State Reporting Updates Release Notes Version 12.0.X
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Job Posting Setup
Updated onArticleFocus allows potential employees to create applicant profiles and apply to job postings. The Job Posting Setup screen contains the following tabs: Posting Information, Posting Questions, Applicant Profile, and Onboarding. These tabs allow users to establish the required categories including job description, responsibilities, experience, etc., add applicable questions that pertain specifically to a position, such as Are you willing to work remote?, and generic questions for all applicants; and customize the information gathered during the new employee onboarding process.
ERP ERP Administrator Help Human Resources
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Address Catalog
Updated onArticleThe Address Catalog allows for imported addresses and zones to be set for the district's schools to validate that a student can attend a specific school based upon their residential address. To use the Address Catalog in Focus, the district's Address Catalog must be loaded into Focus, which is done during implementation. The system preference to use the Address Catalog for address validation must also be enabled in Setup > System Preferences. After the Address Catalog is imported, new records and changes can be manually made on the Address Catalog screen.
SIS SIS Administrator Help Setup
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Student Billing
Updated onArticleThe Student Billing screen is used to record the sale of an item to a student, apply a payment to an invoice, view a student's transaction history, issue refunds, void transactions, and view the customer ledger.
SIS SIS Administrator Help Billing
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Invalid Address Report
Updated onArticleThe Invalid Address Report verifies that students addresses is within the district, and/or the school zone where students are enrolled.
SIS SIS Administrator Help Students
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12.0.43, 12.0.44, 12.0.45 - Revision - 05/02/2024
Updated onArticleAdded FOCUS-43121 - Remove W4 Allowances Under 17 From Pay Stub
Release Notes and State Reporting Updates Release Notes Version 12.0.X
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12.0.45 - 04/27/2024
Updated onArticleFOCUS-42518- EAF's > Approve ALL System Improvement adding Select All / Approve All to Human Resources > Employee Action Forms. See Employee Action Forms for details. FOCUS-40186- Fingerprint Report System improvement to streamline the fingerprint entry in Human Resources > Reports > Fingerprints or Human Resources > Employee > Fingerprints. FOCUS-42793- Leave Import error message when payroll is running System improvement adding error message to leave import when payroll is running.
Release Notes and State Reporting Updates Release Notes Version 12.0.X
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Course Progression
Updated onArticleThe Course Progression screen allows schools to update schedule records and move students en masse upon failing a course, completing a course, or completing a program.
SIS SIS Administrator Help Scheduling
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12.0.42, 12.0.43, 12.0.44, 12.0.45 - Revision - 04/28/2024
Updated onArticleRemoved FOCUS-39434 - Graduation Requirements Report: Flagged Custom Student Fields in Overview Report
Release Notes and State Reporting Updates Release Notes Version 12.0.X